You read it here first. Last week, Vice Chair Cindy Buttry wanted the people to speak at the November 20 th workshop. The Board Chair said No. Alot of information has been communicated to the communities. The Knox County Council PTA newsletter has a statement from County Council President Anne Haston saying read the letter in this mailing from the Board Chair there will be NO public forum at the November 20th Board meeting. The West Valley PTSA newsletter states that the meeting is November 29th.

And then this meeting tonight. Thomas Deakins mentions that he would like to have public forum at the Nov. 20th meeting (just like Cindy Buttry suggested last week) and it appears they may public forum on the 20 th. I guess it depends on who ask the question and what kind of mood the Chair is in.

Then there was some questions raised about some previous board actions that stipulated being brought to the board in November. The Board Chair said that doesn’t matter. To which another board member raised point of order.

By the end of the meeting the Board Chair declared this meeting is dismissed. With microphones still on. Former Chair Dan Murphy pointed out you should have taken a motion to adjourn. The Board Chair said I don’t care we are done.

Well, technically you are not done. The meeting is still under way, if you haven’t adjourned the darn thing.

You really need to watch the board meetings, its the cheapest ticket in town. With adults acting like the students in your local middle school.

It appears that the honor roll, those students that act more like a governing school board are Cindy Buttry, Thomas Deakins, Robert Bratton, Rex Stooksbury, Dan Murphy, Sam Anderson, Indya Kincannon and Jim Williams and then there is the character in the corner of the classroom with the cap on their head.